SWEDES IN FINLAND.
Ever since' the days when Sweden ruled Finland the upper, or at least .moneyed, class in ■ Finland has been the Swedes. Though they have continued olive there and 'amass great fortunes, they have never been loyal to Finland and have held themselves continually in that better-than- r hou3 attitude towards the Finns. They as sume that the use of the Swedish language is a mark of culture, and do not allow their children to learn the Finnish language. They form great colonies, speaking exclusively their own tongue and observing their own national holidays and social customs.
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Taihape Daily Times, 11 June 1918, Page 6
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99SWEDES IN FINLAND. Taihape Daily Times, 11 June 1918, Page 6
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